Fountain Pen Day Giveaway!

In honor of Fountain Pen Day, I’ve been collecting goodies all year to give away. So here goes:

Kaweco Sport ICE Black with a Fine Nib from direct from Kaweco (new in box).

Delta Virtuosa with Medium Nib (recently tested and reviewed here on the blog. This is the pen I tested here. It will be cleaned, returned to the box and shipped with all its original packaging in good-as-new condition and will include some ink samples form my collection).

$25 E-Gift Certificate for JetPens.

Nock Co Fishing Vest enamel pin and sticker.

Well-Appointed Desk rubber stamp assortment and “Sh*t to Do” notepad.

Fountain Pen Day Swag Package including stickers, buttons, bookmarks and more collected from pen shows throughout the year (rare and limited edition goodies included).

TO ENTER: Please leave a comment and tell me what you are planning to do to celebrate Fountain Pen Day (FYI: It’s this Friday!)

FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Thursday, November 3, 2016. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Friday (FPD!!!). Winners will be selected by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). I’ll pick the numbers in order, first number will get the Kaweco, second the Delta and so on…

Please include your REAL email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. If winner does not respond within 14 days, I will draw a new giveaway winner. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money. US and APO addresses only please this time since I’m shipping merchandise. Next time, I promise to open it up to all my international readers.

BIG THANKS: to Kaweco, JetPens, Nock Co, Fountain Pen Day, Pen Chalet and all my awesome sponsors who have provided samples, products and support all year. Send them some love!

In honor of Fountain Pen Day I am going to use my LAMY AL Star 2015 Copper Orange Limited Edition F nib that my boyfriend brought me back from Germany last year. He didn’t even know what he was buying – just knew it was a fountain pen. Oh, and I’ll be wearing my Pen Addict t-shirt, also. Thanks for the giveaway!

I’ll celebrate by using, like I do every day, a fountain pen. My Lamy everyday pen is starting to show its age, so maybe I’ll shop for a new pen today too. Too bad you’re not giving away a Nakaya Decapod, now that would be a great way to celebrate Fountain Pen day.

I will be at a School Librarian’s conference on Friday, so I will be taking copious notes with my Lamy Safaris (I have 8 in different colors), my Pilot Metropolitans (2 of those) and my Kaweco Sport in mint. Inevitably, people want to borrow my pens, which makes me cringe, so I’ll need to bring some throw-away ballpoints to share.

I’m going to leave notes all over the house for my kids–using my fountain pen and written in long hand. Maybe I’ll offer a reward for the first to correctly decode one of their “secret messages.” Hmmmmm….

I’ve been making Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) to trade with my artsy friends. I’ll be incorporating one of my pens to write captions instead of using pre-made words. Sounds easy, but when you have handwriting like me, it’s a leap of faith.

This Fountain Pen Day I’ll be celebrating the joyous occasion by wearing the great FP Day t-shirt I got last year and finally undertaking the Great Organization of the Ink Drawer that I have been putting off forever – swatch testing all of my ink samples and bring some order to a drawer full of chaos.

I’be been posting a pic of a single pen or pencil every day this week on Facebook and Twitter saying happy fountain pen day 2016! Also I dedicate a different instrument for every school course or work task I” doing.

in preparation for NFD, i bought 6 bottles of ink (YES, SIX). they should arrive by thursday, so i plan on spending the day testing out the new inks as i write letters to friends and update my planner / journal. 🙂

I am buying a Pilot Metropolitan and bottle of ink for my neice to introduce her to fountain pens. She already. Also, I plan on inking up my FC pen with some new ink which I’ll be using for the rock your handwriting challenge.

I have a job interview, so I’m planning on prepping for that. Prep (notes) will be made using a fountain pen, but I’ll be taking a rollerball to the interview just in case I need to fill out any forms.

On Fountain Pen Day I will take my fountains pens to work even though we have crappy paper and use them on the crappy paper. Also I will post a pic of my pen collection on Facebook so everyone can drool over their beauty! Thanks for doing the giveaway!

I’m hoping to get some much needed work done on my short story, using my Pelikan, Sheaffer, and Lamy fountain pens of course! Switching inks and pens does well to keep my interest on the paper for long periods of time. 🙂

I loved my teachers’ comments on my papers simply because they were written in fountain pen! Southerners held on to their pens long after ball points invaded but not long enough in my opinion. 🙂 I couldn’t afford my first fp until long after they were out of fashion.

I hope you’ll convert and bring another fp lover or three to the fold. 🙂

I will use my Pilot Decimo fine point filled with Diamine Ancient Copper to complete a section of my life journal paying homage to my mother. And then clean some of the fountain pens that are currently in use and change some ink colors to “spice” things up a bit!

Mostly I’ll follow the usual routine of teaching and meeting with students, but I’ll make sure to mention the festive day in my classes. Should I plan to load up my shirt pocket with as many pens as it can hold?

I’m going to don my Fountain Pen Day tee shirt (bought just a month or so ago from the official FPD eBay shop), tuck my traveler’s notebook and Sheaffer NoNonsense into my jacket pocket, and finally make my pilgrimage to the Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC. I work right across the river in Hoboken, but haven’t managed to make the time to visit. That oversight gets corrected on Friday.

I gave stationery for my “Christmas in July.” I’m giving fountain pens and dip pen sets for the holidays. My first fountain pen was a 98 cents Schaffer. I never stopped dreaming of owning an expensive fine-writing instrument yet now own three inexpensive fp.

My teachers all wrote with fountain pens that had a uniform black body with rubber bladders, and I believed those pens made their handwriting uniform and beautiful too. Little did I know that the penmanship classes I loved would shape my hand to mimic theirs; then I developed my own style. Who knew I’d go on to learn to draw with a fountain pen as an artist?

Fountain pens make writing easier now that I’m aging and my fingers ache from ghostly premonitions of arthritis-waiting-to-come? Still I write on.

The simple answer is by inking up my pens and sending off some notes. However, I am trying to create an interest in fountain pens within my circle of friends . . . . so it’s a great opportunity to promote pens, ink, and paper to them through social media sharing and posting on my personal blog.

I will be taking some very fancy notes during my Dungeons and Dragons game. Or possibly instead writing a Welcome Baby card as one of my friends is about to become a father any day, which will mean the session is cancelled. I’m thinking of inking up my TWSBI Eco with Robert Oster Green Green since the pen is almost out of ink.

I’ll celebrate Fountain Pen Day using my mother’s 1950’s Esterbrook fountain pen. She did clerical work before leaving to get married and raise 7 children. I’m new to the fountain world – but what better way to get started using a vintage pen used by mom!

Hopefully (depending on work, dang it) I plan to finally embark on a small project I have to create an artistic piece of writing to scan and then print on a coffee mug, which I will give as a present to a dear friend of mine!

Yahoo fountain pen day! I’m going to ink up a pen and write out my plan for thanksgiving- who is coming, way we’re eating, how to get it all done, and some ideas for getting a good conversation about gratitude started.

I’m going to lay out all of my beautiful fountain pens and stare at them. Then I’ll write some gibberish in one of my beautiful notebooks that says the name of the pen, the ink color and how much I love it!

As for how I am going to celebrate Fountain Pen Day, I am going to do a nice and thorough cleaning of all the pens I have used and to re-ink them with inks I have never matched with them before along with updating my ink journal. There have been quite a few inks added to the collection.

I shall be writing a letter to my wife the night before. Then leave it, so that she wakes to find it. Telling her, how much I appreciate her and all the things she does, using my favorite pen, an Edison Pen and the best penmanship I can muster,

I celebrated Fountain Pen Day by making drawings of all of my fountain pens in my journal. Also, I gifted a Pilot Metropolitan to a friend who has expressed interest in writing/drawing with fountain pens!

I’m going to pull out pens I’ve not used in a very long time, and bring to work with me instead of my usual ones. Will also bring a pen to give away and if anyone mentions I’m using a fountain pen, I’ll give it to them.

Unfortunately I will be working, but I plan on writing quite a few of my pen pal letters during my lunch break that day to celebrate. Really love using fountain pens for my every day writing and just fun overall.

At work i have gathered 4 fountain pen friends for a lunchtime fountain pen bonanza.
Everyone will bring in ALL their fountain pens and favorite inks for a “show and try”.
Now to decide what treat to give away…

I am hoping to take a little road trip to a pen/paper store I’ve heard about. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll still be using my fountain pens that day. I’ve already mentioned the day to family and friends.

Besides using my two fountain pens, I plan on getting the other two I have ‘up and running’. But the on Saturday….a full day of calligraphy! With a friend. We are taking a 7 hour class on the basics and creating a little book of our work to take home.

I will pay a visit to Robert Mason here in Columbus and spend a happy lunch hour browsing and looking at all the lovely paper and pens. I may buy some ink and a notebook, but it will depend on what I see.

I don’t have a fountain pen yet; I am hoping for one for Christmas! Looking forward to trying one out in my Hobonichi. I will spend Fountain Pen Day checking your wonderful blog to see if I won the giveaway! Thanks as always for this great blog and for the giveaway!

On Fountain Pen Day, I want to check on all of my pens to find any that are quietly clogging with dried ink and give them a good bath. Once I have them out I will probably write a long overdue letter or two.

I will start with my normal Friday night routine and pour myself a vodka martini and then present my four year-old daughter the Pilot Kakuno I ordered her so she can have her very own “fancy pen” like Daddy’s.

I’m celebrating Fountain Pen Day all week! I reinked a couple of pens I hadn’t used (and fell in love with my Lamy Safari for the first time!). I’m also using my fountain pens to write little notes to all my friends to stick in the mail on Fountain Pen Day. 🙂

I plan to clean up my two Pilot Metropolitan fountain pens that have been languishing unused. I just received a pen case from Jet Pens and need to get the fountain pens ready to come to work every day.

I have a test tube holder that holds 16 test tubes – or 16 inexpensive fountain pens! I’m loading it up, setting it out on a low bookshelf in our reading room, and letting students see what all the fuss is about (and maybe giving away a few of the Hero pens I have.) Such fun!

I had no idea there WAS a Fountain Pen Day! How exciting is that!? I think I will most likely celebrate by cracking out some as-yet-untried ink and taking it for a spin in my as-yet-pristine 2017 Hobonichi! 😀

Happy Fountain Pen Day! Going to clean and put fresh ink in my pens and maybe do a little nib tuning here and there. You know, spend some quality time with my pens on their special day 🙂 Thank you for this great giveaway!!

I’m going to follow two pieces of advice: “take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing,” followed by: “Write.” Credit to Seneca and Dan Wells, respectively.

I’ll celebrate by carrying ONLY a fountain pen on Friday – I’m a sketchers and normally carry a variety of mark makers. Right now, I’m thinking my Noodler’s Ahab fine filled with Lexington Gray should work well!

I think I’ll celebrate by updating my ink journal with the 10 ink samples I just received in the mail!
In addition, National Novel Writing Month is in its first week, so I plan to enjoying handwriting a portion of my words that day.

Fountain Pen Day Activity list:
1. Work. Carry and use the fountain pen clipped to my shirt. (Get frustrated when nobody even notices it AGAIN.) 2, Relax by sitting in a comfy space- journalling with a varied assortment of favorite pens and inks. 😉 3. Work some more… this time at home slaving over the sink… I have a list of pens to be cleaned! 4. Relax again… reink a few pens since I just cleaned a few. 🙂
GREAT day!!
Hope everyone’s Fountain Pen Day is as enjoyable!! And thanks for the giveaway offer!

I’ll be cleaning and inking a few of my lesser used pens to work on a few fonts to send some letters to people I haven’t talked with for a while. It may not be as glorious as some of these comments, but I’m excited!

I plan to celebrate by taking my Sailor 1911 for a spin and creating my first commonplace notebook. I also plan to ink up 2 Sheaffers and my both my Lamys with all the colors of my Pilot Iroshizuku ink and try my hand at creating a fountain pen painting.

I’ll be celebrating by inking all my pens up with something colourful, because I finally finished exams today, and I had to use black ink for 4 weeks. I may eve give away a few of my cheaper pens to spread the love.

I have tomorrow off work, so I plan on visiting my local pen shop, and using a beautiful pen/ink combination yet to be determined to write in the pregnancy journal my wife and I are keeping to record things for our first child!

I have a few friends that are overdue for a cleaning, so I’m setti g aside time to give them a thorough going over.

And, since one of my Bubs (aka dogs) has been in the hospital since last Friday and we only found out on Tuesday that he’s got a condition that is both teatable and surviveable, I will be using a good portion of the day celebrating his return home with lots of petting and snuggles.

Being one of the ardent fans of good fountain pens, I wish to celebrate international fountain pen day to support the dying art of writing especially using an elegant fountain pen. I am celebrating it by talking it out to my colleagues and friends as well as by motivating them to buy good fountain pens. I will also show my collection of some beautiful fountain pens.

Living with a family of fountain pen lovers, I think that we shall endeavor to celebrate the day by writing letters with our fountain pens; in our best Spencerian script! Lovely for you to honor the day with a give-a-way.

To celebrate my very first Fountain Pen Day, I plan on getting my fountain pens inked up this evening and writing with all of them tomorrow. I’ll be telling all of my coworkers how it’s FPD and they will be telling me I look ridiculous with 6 fountain pens stuffed into my pocket. Sometime during the day, I’ll send a text message to the person who introduced me to FPs in the first place, with “HAPPY FOUNTAIN PEN DAY” in all caps, like so. I’ll finish up the day with a post card going out to my pen pal.

Start off the day with a cup of coffee at my local Starbucks with my Oberon blue seas A5 nnotebook and my Pelikan M200 Cafe Creme to write a list of goals for the day, and some writing practice.

I’ve picked up 20 Pilot Varsities from my local Staples and I plan on giving them to friends and family who have ever shown an interest in my fountain pens.

As I head to class, I’ll have my Pelikan M600, Waterman 52 1/2v and Pilot Custom Heritage 92 tucked away in my Nock Lookout case, ready to write with some of my favorite inks!

In between my classes, I plan on doodling away and practicing some calligraphy with my Waterman 52 1/2V and finishing my latest read, which is John Grisham’s “The Firm”. My bookmark of choice you may ask? My Fountain Pen Day bookmark will be my bookmark of choice! I’ve used it avidly since I picked it up at the DC Supershow this year!

When I get home, I’ll have a fresh new bottle of Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, according to Amazon, to fill up my Pilot Custom 74 and get on with my day as I head to work at a print shop. As we fulfill orders for customers, we have a small area to write our names for quality checks as well as personalized messages or just saying “Thank for shopping with us!”. I’ll have my trust Custom 72 at my side to help sign my name and write that message!

If anyone at any point asks to borrow a pen, be it for notes or something else, I’ll open up my Nock Co Brasstown. What’s in my Brasstown will be a bit different than my usual carry: Pilot Varisties, Pilot Metros and a few Gel and ball points (everyone is entitled to a choice!) and tell them to pick a pen that they’d like to use.

At the end of the day, I’ll finish up by giving all of the pens that have run dry over the week a thorough cleaning, and polish them up before putting them back into my display case until they re-enter my weekly rotation. I’ll hang up my Pelikan shirt, that I made for this year’s Pelikan hub, after wearing it all day. Lastly, I’ll pull out a good old fashion dip pen, and write a love letter to my sweet, and set it on her pillow to find just before she goes to bed.

I’ll begin an outline for my college research paper on how handwriting and learning to read improve the speed by which children can learn both. Or, how the cognitive process of handwriting improve organizational thought methods and recall.

Or, more likely (grin)

I can procrastinate a day and celebrate by seeking out a antique store in search of a vintage pen. Better still, and more probable, look for a local pen club and join the party.

Hi this is Karen Pollitt aka kpurpose10! I will be joining the Philadelphia Pen Collectors group for a meeting in celebration of Fountain Pen Day. I will also be posting on all my social media accounts that day in celebration of Fountain Pen day. Last, but not least I am giving fountain pens to both of my daughters in an attempt for them to join me in my love of fountain pens!

I will be bringing a bunch of fountain pens and ink into work for my co-workers to try out. Who knows hopefully I will get someone addicted… I mean interested in this awesome hobby. Thank you for the awesome giveaway, and good luck everyone

Thank you for the opportunity to win. The plans for the day is to send a letter and then pack a fountain pen and journal to head out on a weekend away with my beautiful wife at a lodge with great hiking trails.

I’ll finally have some time to clean a whole bunch of pens so I can re-ink them! Two of which I’ll be gifting to my niece and her best friend. I’ve a few letters to finish writing. 🙂 Thank you for this awesome giveaway.

Celebrating Fountain Pen Day seems somewhat like celebrating Black Friday, which is to say that it seems more like something that happens, rather than is celebrated. I will be working, but I may have time to purchase an expensive pen.

To celebrate Fountain Pen Day, I will be using fountain pens for all my pen needs. This pretty much typical for me. The extra special thing I am doing is sharing my love of fountain pens, inks and paper through a monthly letter to my close friends. Tomorrow is the day to write those letters.

A few kind ladies gifted me a few pens, multiple inks, and some sample papers after all my supplies were lost, so to show my gratitude and to celebrate Fountain Pen Day I will be writing thank you letters.

For fountain pen day, I’m celebrating a year of using and collecting fountain pens. I bought my first Lamy Safari on FPD last year, and now I have several dozen pens. I’m going to ink up a few and enjoy them — and work on that NaNoWriMo novel I’m attempting.

This year I decided to host a fountain pen giveaway for my friends on Facebook. They have to put up with my fountain pen posts, now I can give the chance to one of them to own one! And maybe some sneaky holiday scoping for who gets pens for Christmas. Heh heh heh.

I’m doing the very necessary (yet boring) task of disassembling, cleaning, and re-filling about 1/2 dozen of my workhorse pens. My hands are going to be soooooooo covered in ink by the end of the day, but it’s worth it for such lovely fountain pens!

Wowsers! What a generous giveaway!
I actually spent FP day doing fieldwork for my PhD, looking for cockatoos. I will actually celebrate FP day tomorrow, by reinking my pens, and maybe even meeting up with some FP buddies!
Thanks!

I’ve only had my Lamy Safari EF for a few months now, and my celebration of Fountain Pen Day is to pick up a few fountain friendly notebooks and some new inks, but also using my Safari with Noodler’s 54th Mass ink at work for all my notes of the day.